Pamuk trial halted until government authorisation
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Oluşturulma Tarihi: Aralık 16, 2005 12:09
The Istanbul court trying prominent Turkish author Orhan Pamuk on charges of insulting the Turkish nation on Friday suspended the trial until February 7 pending authorisation to proceed from the justice ministry.
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The court had ruled on December 2 that since the alleged offence was committed before Turkey amended its penal code earlier this year, Pamuk should be judged under the old law, which requires a direct order from the justice ministry for the trial to proceed.
With Justice Minister Cemil Cicek saying in remarks published Friday that he still had not received the prosecution file, the court was froced to suspend the trial until the ministry reaches a decision on whether to try Pamuk or not.